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NEW PASSAT ALLTRACK,
CAR OR SUV...
Wolfsburg, 23 November 2011 - Over the past four
decades, well over 15 million Passat cars have been
built. Along with its favourable all-round
qualities, the success of the bestseller – which is
sold on all of the world’s continents – can be
attributed to the Passat’s wide and diverse range of
versions. Now, Volkswagen is extending the model
series with another specialist: the Passat Alltrack.
This new version is offered in an estate car
configuration, and it closes the gap between the
conventional Passat Estate and SUVs such as the
Tiguan. The rationale here: many car drivers who use
their car as a towing vehicle, or in light off-road
situations, want a versatile, sporty and very roomy
passenger car that has rugged qualities. Volkswagen
developed the Passat Alltrack for this clientele. In
comparison with the familiar Passat Estate, the new
model is defined by new bumpers in SUV style – with
wheel well and side sill flares. Its greater
off-road ramp angle, approach angle, departure angle
and higher ground clearance all make the Passat
Alltrack an excellent SUV alternative for driving on
unpaved track.
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Two turbocharged direct injection petrol engines (TSI)
with 118 kW / 160 PS and 155 kW / 210 PS and two
turbodiesels (TDI) – also with direct injection –
with 103 kW / 140 PS and 125 kW / 170 PS are
available in the Passat Alltrack. The two most
powerful Alltrack versions, the 170 PS TDI and the
210 PS TSI, have standard 4MOTION all-wheel drive
and a dual clutch transmission (DSG). For the Passat
Alltrack with a 140 PS TDI, Volkswagen will offer
all-wheel drive as an option. Just how efficiently
the engines of the Passat Alltrack operate together
with the intelligently controlled 4MOTION all-wheel
drive system is illustrated by the two TDI engines:
the 140 PS version has a low combined fuel
consumption of 5.7 l/100 km (equivalent to 150 g/km
CO2), while fuel consumption for the 170 PS version
is 5.8 l/100 km (152 g/km CO2). The Alltrack will
debut in a world premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show
(03 to 11 December); market launch for the new
versatile Alltrack begins in early 2012.
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*Words & Photos courtesy of Volkswagen AG
